Richard J. Finnegan papers, 1893-1943 (bulk
1923-1941)
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Title: Richard J. Finnegan papers
[manuscript], 1893-1943 (bulk 1923-1941)
Main entry: Finnegan, Richard J.
Inclusive dates: 1885-1931
Size:
7.75
linear ft. (19 boxes)
Restriction: Research use of this collection is governed
by the standard rules and regulations of the Chicago History Museum Research
Center.
Accession number: M1979.0046
Provenance statement: Gift of Mr. Finnegan's daughter, Mrs.
Willard J. Loarie (M1979.0046).
Terms governing use: Copyright may be retained by the
creators of items, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States
copyright law, unless otherwise noted.
Please cite this collection as:
Richard J.
Finnegan papers (Chicago History Museum) plus a detailed description, date, and
box/folder number of a specific item.
This descriptive inventory contains the
following sections:
Summary
description of the collection,
Description
of some material related to the collection,
List
of online catalog headings about the collection,
Arrangement
of the collection,
List
of contents of the collection.
Summary description of the collection:
Correspondence
(bulk 1923-1929), financial records (ca. 1929-1940), speeches, and topical
files of Richard J. Finnegan, editor of the Chicago
Daily Journal. Also included is a transcript of the McNally, Kurth, and
Warren murder case (1893-1894). Topical files relate to concerns during World
War II, such as the 1940 Presidential election, aid to Britain, conscription,
Communists, comic strips, defense production, and plans for peace. Topics
discussed in the collection include relations among Chicago newspapers, management
of the newspapers with which Finnegan was associated (especially the Journal and the Chicago Times), political and other current events, and Finnegan's
social activities.
The
trial transcript relates to the conviction of Thomas NcNally, Charles Kurth,
and Edward Warren in March 1894 for killing James Prunty and Peter Prunty
during a burglary of their home in Chicago in 1893. The defendants continued to
maintain their innocence, and the judge, Henry V. Freeman, eventually agreed
with them. In 1915, McNally and Kurth were paroled; Warren had died in Joliet
Prison.
Description of some material related to the
collection:
Related
materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Chicago Daily Journal records.
List of online catalog headings about the
collection:
The
following index headings for this collection were entered in the online
catalog.
Subjects:
Finnegan,
Richard J.--Archives.
Chicago
Daily Journal, Inc.
Chicago
Times, Inc.
Chicago
daily journal.
Chicago
times.
Editors--Illinois--Chicago--19th
century.
Editors--Illinois--Chicago--20th
century.
McNally,
Warren, Kurth (Legal case)
Newspaper
publishing--Illinois--Chicago--19th century.
Newspaper
publishing--Illinois--Chicago--20th century.
Trials
(Murder)--Illinois--Chicago--19th century.
World
War, 1939-1945--Illinois--Chicago.
World
War, 1939-1945--Public opinion--United States.
Chicago
(Ill.)--Commerce--20th century.
Chicago
(Ill.)--Social life and customs--20th century.
United
States--Politics and government--To 1950.
Form/genre:
Correspondence.
Profit
and loss statements.
Speeches.
Transcripts.
Trial
transcripts.
Added
entries:
Chicago
Daily Journal, Inc.
Chicago
Times, Inc.
Chicago
daily journal.
Chicago
times.
United
States--Illinois--Cook County--Chicago.
Arrangement of the collection:
The
collection is arranged in two series:
Series
1. Correspondence in chronological order, 1911-1929 (box 1-9):
Series
2. Topical files, 1893-1943 (box 9-19):
List of contents of the collection:
Series 1. Correspondence in
chronological order, 1911-1929 (box 1-9):
Box 1
Folders:
1 Correspondence, 1911
2 Correspondence, Jan-June 1923
3 Correspondence, July-Sept 1923
4 Correspondence, Oct-Dec 1923
5 Correspondence, Jan 1924
6 Correspondence, Feb 1924
7 Correspondence, March 1924
8 Correspondence, April 1924
9 Correspondence, May 1924
10 Correspondence, June 1924
11 Correspondence, July 1924
12 Correspondence, Aug 1924
13 Correspondence, Sept 1924
14 Correspondence, Oct 1924
15 Correspondence, Nov 1924
16 Correspondence, Dec 1924
Box 2
Folders:
1 Correspondence, Jan 1925
2 Correspondence, Feb 1925
3-4 Correspondence, March 1925
5 Correspondence, April 1925
6 Correspondence, May 1925
7 Correspondence, June 1925
8 Correspondence, July 1925
9 Correspondence, Aug 1925
Box 3
Folders:
1 Correspondence, Sept 1925
2-3 Correspondence, Oct 1925
4 Correspondence, Nov 1925
5-7 Correspondence, Dec 1925
Box 4
Folders:
1 Correspondence, Jan 1926
2 Correspondence, Feb 1926
3 Correspondence, March 1926
4-5 Correspondence, April 1926
6-7 Correspondence, May 1926
8-9 Correspondence, June 1926
10-12 Correspondence, July 1926
Box 5
Folders:
1-2 Correspondence, Aug 1926
3-4 Correspondence, Sept 1926
5-6 Correspondence, Oct 1926
7 Correspondence, Nov 1926
8-9 Correspondence, Dec 1926
Box 6
Folders:
1-2 Correspondence, Jan 1927
3 Correspondence, Feb 1927
4-5 Correspondence, March 1927
6-7 Correspondence, April 1927
8-9 Correspondence, May 1927
Box 7
Folders:
1-3 Correspondence, June 1927
4-5 Correspondence, July 1927
6 Correspondence, Aug 1927
7-8 Correspondence, Sept 1927
9 Correspondence, Oct 1927
10 Correspondence, Nov 1927
11 Correspondence, Dec 1927
Box 8
Folders:
1 Correspondence, Jan 1928
2 Correspondence, Feb 1928
3 Correspondence, March 1928
4 Correspondence, April 1928
5 Correspondence, May 1928
6 Correspondence, June 1928
7 Correspondence, July 1928
8 Correspondence, Aug 1928
9 Correspondence, Sept 1928
10 Correspondence, Oct 1928
11 Correspondence, Nov 1928
12 Correspondence, Dec 1928
Box 9
Folders:
1 Correspondence, Jan 1929
2 Correspondence, Feb 1929
3 Correspondence, March 1929
4 Correspondence, April-May 1929
5 Correspondence, June-July 1929
6 Correspondence, Aug-Dec 1929
Series 2. Topical files,
1893-1943 (box 9-19):
Box 9
continued:
Folders:
7 Associated Press, Jan-June 1926
8 Associated Press, July-Dec 1926
9 Hollywood, 1925
10 Ledger Syndicate/Public Ledger Co., 1925
11 Lewis, Adler, Lederer, Kahn, 1925
12 McClure Newspapers Syndicate, 1926-1927
Box 10
Folders:
1 Chicago Evening Journal record, 1893-1895
2 Chicago Journal Co. minutes and charter,
1895-1910
3 Chicago Times Co. circulation figures,
Sept-Dec 1929
4 Daily advertising revenue, The Times, Nov-Dec
1938
5 Daily advertising revenue, The Times, Jan-March
1939
6 Daily advertising revenue, The Times, April-June
1939
7 Daily advertising revenue, The Times, Jan-June
1940
8 Daily advertising revenue, The Times, July-Dec
1940
Box 11
Folders:
1 Chicago Times Co. estimated daily
profits and loss statements, Dec 1930, Jan-April 1931
2 Chicago Times Co. estimated daily
profits and loss statements, May-Aug 1931
3 Chicago Times Co. estimated daily
profits and loss statements, Sept-Dec 1931
4 Chicago Times Co. estimated daily
profits and loss statements, Jan-Apr 1932
5 Chicago Times Co. estimated daily
profits and loss statements, May-Aug 1932
6 Chicago Times Co. estimated daily
profits and loss statements, Jan-Apr 1934
7 Chicago Times Co. estimated daily
profits and loss statements, May-Aug 1934
8 Chicago Times Co. estimated daily
profits and loss statements, Sept-Dec 1934
9 Chicago Times Co. estimated daily
profits and loss statements, Jan-June 1935
10 Chicago Times Co. estimated daily
profits and loss statements, July-Dec 1935
Box 12
Folders:
1 Chicago Times Co. estimated daily profit
and loss account, Jan-June 1936
2 Chicago Times Publishing Corp estimated
daily profit and loss account, July-Dec 1936
3 Chicago Times Publishing Corp
estimated daily profit and loss account, Jan-April 1937
4 Chicago Times Publishing Corp
estimated daily profit and loss account, May-Aug 1937
5 Chicago Times Publishing Corp
estimated daily profit and loss account, Sept-Dec 1937
6 Times Publishing Corp. estimated daily
profit and loss account, Jan-April 1938
7 Times Publishing Corp. estimated daily
profit and loss account, May-Aug 1938
8 Times Publishing Corp. estimated daily
profit and loss account, Sept-Dec 1938
Box 13
Folders:
1 Times
Publishing Corp. estimated daily profit and loss account, Jan-May 1939
2 Chicago Times Inc. estimated daily
profit and loss account, Jan-Apr 1940
3 Chicago Times Inc. estimated daily
profit and loss account, May-Aug 1940
4 Chicago Times Inc. estimated daily
profit and loss account, Sept-Dec 1940
5 The Times mail receipts, 1938
6 The Times mail receipts, 1939
7 The Times mail receipts, 1940
Box
14
Folders:
1 Chicago Times Co. operating expense
reports, 1929-32
2 Chicago Times Co. operating expense
reports, 1932-36
3 Chicago Times Co. Prospectus for
Shares 1936, 1939
4 Cunningham, Inez
5 Fashion and Beauty, Eddington 1927
6 Legal cases 1911-12
7 Chicago newspapers lineage, 1925
8 Chicago newspapers lineage, 1926
Box
15
Folders:
1 McNally, Warren, Kurth murder case,
pages: 77-204 1893
2 McNally, Warren, Kurth murder case,
pages: 201-303 1893
3 McNally, Warren, Kurth murder case,
pages: 304-403 1893-94
4 McNally, Warren, Kurth murder case,
pages: 404-605, undated
5 McNally, Warren, Kurth murder case,
pages: 607-803, undated
6 McNally, Warren, Kurth murder case,
pages: 804-1039
7 McNally, Warren, Kurth murder case, hearing,
1910
8 McNally, Warren, Kurth murder case, papers,
1893-1894
Box
16
Folders:
1 1940 presidential campaign, Chicago newspapers
2-5 1940 presidential campaign, out of town newspapers
6-7 1940 presidential campaign, misc. newspapers
Box
17
Folders:
1 Press, The: clippings and items: 1940
2 Press, The: clippings and items: 1941
3 Press, The: clippings and items: 1941-42
4 Press sheets, undated
5 Sunday comics
Box
18
Folders:
1 War and peace: Aid to Britain, 1940
2 War and peace: Communists, 1941
3 War and peace: Defense clippings, 1940
4 War and peace: Defense: conscription,
1940
5 War and peace: Defense: copy, 1940
6 War and peace: Defense: production,
1940
7-9 War and peace: Lend Lease, 1941
Box
19
Folders:
1 War and peace: peace clippings and
items, 1940-June 1941
2 War and peace: peace clippings and
items, July 1941-1942
3 War and peace: peace clippings and
items, 1942
4 War and peace: peace papers and
articles, 1942
5 War and peace: peace plans, 1940
6 War and peace: war pamphlets, 1941-43
7 War and peace: war speeches, 1940-41
8 War and peace: war speeches, Roosevelt,
1940-41
9 War and peace: White, William Allen,
1940-41